Evaporation of a sessile droplet pinned by a groove on a heated substrate

Abstract

The process of evaporation of sessile water droplets on a heated substrate was experimentally studied. A droplet evaporation is a fundamental phase change process which requires thorough consideration in various conditions. In this work we investigated the evaporation of water droplets on the smooth copper substrate with a circle groove made on its surface, which helped to keep the sessile droplet stable. Thus, the contact area of the evaporating droplet with the substrate remained constant, while the contact angle varied over a wide range. The experiment was conducted with a help of Krüss DSA100.